Yet another fabulous use for Firefox's keyword bookmark feature: bypass a username and password authentication web page and automatically log in with a keyword and your password in the Firefox address bar.

The Republic of Geektronica weblog explains that once your keyword is set up:

To login, you'll go to the address bar (Ctrl+L is the keyboard shortcut), type the keyword, space, and your password. Your password will appear in the address bar while you type, so this is only a good idea if no one will see you type it.

This trick requires that your passwords are saved in Firefox, and like Geektronica says, since your passwords aren't obscured by asterisks, it's not something you'd want to do in front of anyone else. It's no secret we're in love with Firefox quick searches here (check out some of my aging favorites and Adam's keyword navigation hacks), and this is yet another sweet addition to the mouseless Firefox arsenal. — Gina Trapani